Christopher and His Kind

Christopher and His Kind

Christopher and His Kind

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Christopher and His Kind

"A Seminal Journey of Self-Discovery."

2011

1h 30m

6.3(94 votes)

Drama

Romance

TV Movie

Overview

In 1931, budding author Christopher Isherwood goes to Berlin at the invitation of his friend W. H. Auden for the gay sex that abounds in the city. He falls for street sweeper Heinz, paying medical bills for the boy's sickly mother, to the disapproval of her other son, Nazi Gerhardt.

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Mammoth Screen

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Cast & Crew

22 members

Acting

Matt Smith

Christopher Isherwood

Matt Smith

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Imogen Poots

Jean Ross

Imogen Poots

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Lindsay Duncan

Kathleen Isherwood

Lindsay Duncan

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Perry Milward

Richard Isherwood

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Toby Jones

Gerald Hamilton

Toby Jones

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Pip Carter

W. H. Auden

Pip Carter

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Alexander Dreymon

Caspar

Alexander Dreymon

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Faolan Morgan

Pieps

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Issy van Randwyck

Frl. Thurau

Issy van Randwyck

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Clare Louise Connolly

Frl. Schmidt

Clare Louise Connolly

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Maggie Hayes

Frl. Mayr

Maggie Hayes

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Iddo Goldberg

Wilfrid Landauer

Iddo Goldberg

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Will Kemp

Bobby Gilbert

Will Kemp

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Douglas Booth

Heinz Neddermayer

Douglas Booth

Acting

Gertrude Thoma

Fr. Neddermayer

Gertrude Thoma

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Tom Wlaschiha

Gerhardt Neddermayer

Tom Wlaschiha

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Stuart Graham

Passport Officer

Stuart Graham

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Alana Kerr

Tarty Girl (uncredited)

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Owen Dickey

Stage Manager (uncredited)

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Tony Finnegan

Salesman (uncredited)

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David Lloyd

German Soldier (uncredited)

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Hugh McLaughlin

German Soldier (uncredited)

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